资料图:日本福岛第一核电站。
2011年,福岛核电站事故发生后,大量放射性物质泄漏到大气层和太平洋,对周围环境造成了难以逆转的伤害,数十万人被迫撤离该地区。时至今日,作为日本邻国之一的韩国仍未解除福岛海鲜禁令。
日本以核污水存储能力即将达到上限为由,在2021年4月13日,正式决定将福岛第一核电站核污水排入太平洋。过去一年多,日本政府和东京电力公司一直在持续推进核污水排海计划。
日本政府辩称,这些核污水经多核素处理系统(ALPS)处理后很安全,甚至“可以喝”,这样的表态无疑在愚弄大众。
事实上,经过处理的核污水仍含有多种放射性物质,核污水一旦排放入海就无法回收,长期来看,将会给海洋生态带来难以估量的潜在威胁,最终危害人类健康。
因此,核污水排海计划推出后,遭到日本民众强烈反对。日本《朝日新闻》2022年3月公布的问卷调查显示,福岛县、宫城县和岩手县受访的42个市町村长中,约六成反对东京电力公司福岛第一核电站核污水排放入海。日本全国渔业协会联合会也多次申明立场,反对该计划。
日本政府认为,核污水排海是最便宜、最省事的解决方案,但此举却将周边国家乃至全世界置于核污染风险中。太平洋非日本一家之海,核污水会随着洋流流动,其影响势必会跨越国界,危害周边国家乃至整个国际社会的公共福祉和利益。
《韩国经济新闻》发文称,相关研究认为,福岛核污水如果排放入海,约7个月后将到达济州等韩国海域,该国水产业和旅游业将遭受相当大的损失。
德国南极海洋机构也曾发出警告,若日本将所有核污水排入海中,不到半年,整个太平洋都将面临高度辐射威胁,包括远在大洋另一端的美国。太平洋地区人民更是对日本该计划持反对意见。
日本作为《联合国海洋法公约》缔约国,有义务保护海洋环境。然而,在核污水排海方案的正当性、核污水数据的可靠性、净化装置的有效性、环境影响的不确定性等问题上,日本未能作出科学、可信的说明。
国际原子能机构技术工作组虽已三次赴日实地考察评估,但尚未就日排海方案的安全性给出结论,并且对日本提出诸多澄清要求和整改意见。在此情况下,日本仍执意推进核污水排海工程建设,这是极不负责任的行为。
太平洋不是日本的下水道,日本必须正视各方合理关切,在与周边国家等相关利益方和国际原子能机构充分协商后,制定合理的核污水处理方案。日本也要着眼长远,若只顾眼前,执意将核污水排放入海,不仅其自身,周边国家乃至全世界都将为之买单,其后果必将会危害数代人。
Fukushima water disposal by no means Japan’s own business
By John Lee
(ECNS) -- Japan has announced it will release treated wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean this year.
Although Fukushima wastewater disposal affects global marine ecological environment protection and public health, Japan has turned a deaf ear to domestic and international opposition to dumping the contaminated water into the sea, treating the "global" matter as its own business.
The Fukushima accident in 2011 had sent large quantities of radiation into the atmosphere and the Pacific Ocean, causing irreversible damage to the surrounding environment, and hundreds of thousands of people were forced to evacuate the area. South Korea still maintains its import ban on Japanese seafood from areas affected by the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
On April 13, 2021, Japan announced it had decided to discharge contaminated radioactive wastewater in Fukushima Prefecture into the sea due to dwindling storage space, with the Japanese government and plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. promoting the release plan over the past year.
The Japanese government argues that the water treated by an advanced liquid processing system, or ALPS, is safe and drinkable, which is undoubtedly fooling the public.
In fact, the treated wastewater still includes a variety of radioactive substances and can’t be recycled once discharged into the sea, which will pose a great threat to marine ecology and ultimately endanger human health in the long run.
Therefore, the discharge plan has been strongly opposed in Japan. According to a questionnaire conducted by The Asahi Shimbun, nearly 60 percent of mayors of 42 municipalities in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures oppose the discharge plan. The National Fisheries Cooperative Federation of Japan has also repeatedly stated its opposition in public.
The Japanese government believes that dumping Fukushima wastewater into the sea is the cheapest and most convenient solution, but neighboring countries and even the whole world will be at risk of nuclear pollution.
The Pacific Ocean doesn’t belong to Japan and the wastewater flow along oceanic currents will surely break boundaries and endanger public welfare and the interests of neighboring countries and even the international community.
The Korea Economic Daily reported that related research concluded that if contaminated water from Fukushima is released into the ocean, it would only take seven months for the contaminated water to reach the shores of Jeju Island, with the country's aquaculture and tourism suffering considerable losses.
According to the calculation of a German marine scientific research institute, radioactive materials will spread to most of the Pacific Ocean within half a year from the date of discharge, and the U.S. and Canada will be affected by nuclear pollution. People in the Pacific region also oppose the discharge plan.
As a participant of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Japan has the obligation of protecting the marine environment.
However, it hasn’t offered a full and convincing explanation on issues like the legitimacy of the discharge plan, the reliability of data on the nuclear-contaminated water, the efficacy of the treatment system or the uncertainty of environmental impact.
Though the IAEA has yet to complete a comprehensive review after three investigations in Japan, the Japanese side has been pushing through the approval process for its discharge plan and even started building facilities for the discharge. It is rather irresponsible for Japan to act against public opinion at home and concerns abroad.
The Pacific Ocean is not a private Japanese sewer. The country must seriously heed the voices of the international community and make a reasonable plan for the Fukushima wastewater disposal after full consultation with stakeholders and international agencies.
If it only seeks instant interest and insists on discharging the contaminated water into the sea, not only itself, but also its neighboring countries and the entire world will pay for the decision and several generations will be forced to bear the consequence.
山东省第十三届人大一次会议以来 218件代表议案获有效处理****** 中新网济南1月12日电(吕妍)山东省第十四届人民代表大会一次会议新闻发布会12日在济南召开。记者现场获悉,山东省第十三届人民代表大会第一次会议以来,该省人大代表围绕全省各方面工作提出议案218件、建议4756件,总量大幅增长,分别是上一届的4倍和2倍,代表们提出的218件议案均得到有效处理。 山东省第十四届人大一次会议议案组组长、省人大常委会人事代表工作委员会主任牛保平表示,从代表议案处理情况看,山东省人大常委会及各有关专门委员会将代表议案处理纳入重要议事议程,与立法、监督、调研等工作紧密结合、同步推进,代表们提出的218件议案均得到有效处理。 牛保平称,218件议案中的72件议案涉及40个立法项目,已经审议通过,比如常委会制定的优化营商环境、人才发展促进、红色文化保护传承、公共法律服务等地方性法规,大量采纳和吸收了代表所提议案中的合理化建议。27件议案涉及的监督项目也通过执法检查、专题询问、专题调研等形式,积极予以推进落实,并邀请提出议案的代表广泛参与有关活动,努力做到民有所呼、我有所应。 牛保平说,从代表建议办理情况看,代表所提问题当年内得到解决的达到40%。“代表建议的高质量办理,得益于山东省人大常委会及‘一府一委两院’做了大量卓有成效的工作。” 牛保平介绍,山东省人大常委会每年听取审议代表建议办理情况报告,常委会重点督办的200余件代表建议办结率、沟通率、满意度均达到100%。“一府一委两院”每年召开专题会议,安排部署办理工作,在更高层次上推动代表建议落实落地。 此外,在依托代表建议信息化办理平台强化日常调度督促的同时,山东省人大常委会探索建立了常委会领导重点督办、专门委员会归口督办、省委省政府督查办协同督办、代表工作部门常态督办、人大代表参与督办、承办单位内部督办的“大督办”工作机制,以多层次、全过程的督办体系,打通代表建议落实“最后一公里”。 山东省十四届人大一次会议副秘书长、省人大常委会副秘书长、办公厅主任刘治敏在发布会上介绍说,山东省第十四届人民代表大会第一次会议将于1月13日上午在济南开幕,1月18日上午闭幕,会期5天半。会议共有15项议程,涉及听取和审议山东省人民政府工作报告,听取和审议山东省人民代表大会常务委员会工作报告,听取和审议山东省高级人民法院工作报告,听取和审议山东省人民检察院工作报告等内容。(完) (文图:赵筱尘 巫邓炎) [责编:天天中] 阅读剩余全文() |